Build License and/or Buy?
Consider plan and vision for the long term
Buy
consider return on investment. General guideline, if over 3 years, the enrollment will net a return on the cost of purchase, buying might be a consideration.
find out if your purchase will allow you to edit it; intellectual property associated issues
Is there a common cartridge for the course?
will the vendor put it into your LMS for you or how will it get there? (and how will you get it out)
can you purchase updates or can you update yourself? Will you include this in your contract?
Licensing
consider different models
ingest the course into your LMS or linking to their content. Consider data access issues
consider pricing and drop policies
consider SSO and course login. Basic LTI
how do you determine the best one
types of assessments
cost for building
Buy--if over 3 years you can regain funds, buy
License--if not enough students to recoup costs..license, basic LTI (link to IMS Global)
bands, concurrent, drop policy, rolling enrollment. where does data live
Build--for every hour of f2f, 3 hours of build time, copyright, course requirements, templates, OER research
Types of Courses and Audience Course review and evaluation considerations Policies
Course Licensing and Purchasing Models
Courses and the LMS
Evaluating Courses
Policies
Interactivity
audience and design
age group
core course, credit recovery, first time, AP, Special Education,
Instructional Design Process and Standards
TEACH Act
Breakout Session: Curriculum (Liz Glowa and Stephanie Dunbar)
Build License and/or Buy?
Consider plan and vision for the long term
Buy
- consider return on investment. General guideline, if over 3 years, the enrollment will net a return on the cost of purchase, buying might be a consideration.
- find out if your purchase will allow you to edit it; intellectual property associated issues
- Is there a common cartridge for the course?
- will the vendor put it into your LMS for you or how will it get there? (and how will you get it out)
- can you purchase updates or can you update yourself? Will you include this in your contract?
Licensinghow do you determine the best one
types of assessments
cost for building
Buy--if over 3 years you can regain funds, buy
License--if not enough students to recoup costs..license, basic LTI (link to IMS Global)
bands, concurrent, drop policy, rolling enrollment. where does data live
Build--for every hour of f2f, 3 hours of build time, copyright, course requirements, templates, OER research
Types of Courses and Audience
Course review and evaluation considerations
Policies
Course Licensing and Purchasing Models
Courses and the LMS
Evaluating Courses
Policies
Interactivity
audience and design
age group
core course, credit recovery, first time, AP, Special Education,
Instructional Design Process and Standards
TEACH Act
evaluation criteria
Nacol
NROC
SREB
evaluate content, assessments, alignment, then instructional design
integration with LMS and third party vendors
Links to RFPs..Micta, state led programs, etc